The Sun. — London, England, 1836-04-11 00:00:00

eland still to weep over their lifeless children, and her orphans still to scream in famine and destitution ? Is that lovety land, marked by nature with all the finest fea tures that ever adorned a country, thus to be consigned to destitution and wretchedness ?--( Loud applause.) Oh, have you seen her lovely plains, her sequestered vales, her mighty mountains ; have you heard the murmur of her streams, as they have descended from the steeps, speaking, as it were, with the voice of eternity, and proclaiming bow much had been done for Ireland by God, and how little by man? — (Loud and continued applause.) What, then, do I want? 1 want to be upon an equal footing with you ; I want to put the eight millions of Irish upon the same footing as the six teen millions of British subjects.—(Cheers.) I want them to surround the throne for its security, and to protect the constitution in perfect stability.--(Cheers.) I want a real union between the two islands, for the Irish Channel to be dried up by the force of affection, and that England, Ireland, and Scotland, rejoicing in equal liberties, equal laws, equal prosperity, may become what they ought to be—the envy and admiration of the world. The Hon. and Learned Gen tleman resumed his seat amidst loud and long continued applause. Mr. O'CONNELL rose, and, in a complimentary speech, proposed " The candidates at the last election, successful and unsuccessful." The toast was drunk with three times three. The Hon. C. J. DUNDAS, M.P., and Mr. BARKLEY se verally returned thanks, in speeches which elicited the warmest approbation of the meeting. Several other toasts were proposed, among which were " The Ladies," " The Chairman," " The strangers who have honoured the dinner with their presence," " The Stewards," &e. Sz.c. Mr. O'Connell and the other guests retired about l'2 o'clock, but the greater part of the com pany remained some time longer. On the following day the Hon. Gentleman remained in York to dine with his friend Leonard Simpson, Esq., and also for the purpose of addressing the inhabitants publicly. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) The Beanon, surveying-vessel,under the charge of Lieute nant Hope, arrived yesterday at the Motherhank, from Malta, which she left as far back as the 17th of February. Commander Copeland was left behind very ill of a drop sical affection, arising from severe duties in his profession for the last four years. The Quail cutter, Lklut. Noon. which sailed from Fal mouth on the 23d ult., wifh the Lisbon mail, was, on the 28th following, dismasted iri a gale of wind, in the Bay of Biscay, when sixteen of her crew were unfortunately washed overboard and lost. She contriv:ild to make her way back round Ushant, and on Monday last was towed into Jersey by the Speedy cutter, Lieutenant Douglas. Her mail has been sent to Falmouth, and since forwarded by the Seagul packet. His Majesty's ship Champion has captured another slaver. When she was first seen, the prize was in-shore of the Champion, but finding it impossible to out-manoeuvre her, she ran on shore, and commenced landing the slaves in the woods. When taken possession of by men sent in the ship's boats, only 180 slaves were on board out of 400, her original cargo. Dreadful to relate, two canoes, with a great number of slaves in each, were upset in the haste to send them on shore, and all, being manacled, perished. Order' have this week been received here to hold in rea diness for immediate embarkation one First Lieutenant, one Second Lieutenant, two sergeants, two corporals, one bom bardier, and forty gunners, of the Royal Marine Artillery. The officers of this detachment are Lieutenants Parke and Savage. As Lord John Hay, of the Castor frigate, has intimated to General Cordova, that he has instructions to afford the most active co-operation in preventing the for tresses on the north of Spain from falling into the hands of Don Carlos ; it is in all probability intended to place this detachment under his Lordship's command to assist that object. Admiral Sir Philip Charles Henderson Durham, G.C.8., hoisted his flag on Tuesday morning on board the Britannia, 120, and assumed the office of Commander-in-Chief at this port. Admiral Sir Thomas Williams, G.C.8., hauled down his flag and resigned the command on Monday, when the Britannia was paid off, and on the following day re-com missioned by Captain Deans Dundas, M.P. Joseph Edye Esq., is appointed Secretary, and Lieutenant W. F. Blair, Flag Lieutenant ; Mr. N. B. Lash and Mr. G. Dix, Se cretary's Clerks. . The Bellerophon, 80 was commissioned at this port, on Wednesday, by Captain Jackson, C.B. Captain Devon, with Lieuts. Appleton and Onslow, of the Royal Marine, will embark in her. MERCHANT SHIPS.—The Adelaide, Guthrie, for Bom bay ; the Justina, for Grenada ; the Lois, for Demerara, sailed on Monday ; the Asia, Pearson, for Madras and Cal cutta, sailed on Tuesday. Remain at Spithead, the Ealing Grove, Falconer, for Dominica ; the Trimbo, Dring, for the Coast of Africa ; the Isabella Cooper, Sharp, for Bengal. The barque Arid, Strickland, arrived at the Motherbank on Saturday, with the brig Sussex, Robert Roxby, Master, in tow dismastecl. It appears, that on Monday last, during a heavy gale from the S.W., the Sussex was lying to in the Bay of Biscay, and shipped a tremendous sea, which car ried away both her masts, bowsprit, bulwarks, sweeping the deck of cabouse and of everything moveable ; at the same time the second mate and a boy were washed overboard and drowned. The next morning she was fallen in with by the Arid, who took her in tow, and by great exertion on the part of Captain Strickland (who deserves the greatest praise) and his crew, has safely brought her in. The Sussex is from Odessa (in the Black Sea), with a valuable cargo, bound to London, which is under quarantine waiting an order in Council for her release. The Ariel is a new ship, built by Mr. White, at Cowes, her first voyage on a whaling voyage to the South Seas. The Seaflower cutter, Lieut. Roche, within these few days has captured the Diana smuggling vessel, with about 200 bales of tobacco (and four men on board), which have been lodged in the Jersey Custom-house. In Harbour—Britannia, Vanguard, Bellorophon, Pem broke, Excellent, and Royal George. • At Spithead—Beacon. Lieut. Young, of the Coast-Guard Service, at Fort Cum berland, picked up this week, floating into Langstone Har bour, 26 tubs of brandy, with 620 fathoms of line attacked, on which were nearly 20 pieces of cork, painted of a lead colour. To each tub about 71bs. of lead were attached to mike it sink to a certain depth. APPOINTMENTS —Commander Picking, Lieutenants 'F. Lyall, C. C. Birkett, Hon. G. Hope, R. J. Abington, 11. J. W. S. P. Galwey, Mr. Sabben, master, Mr. G. Thorn. purser, Mr. Ballington, second master, Mr. 0. Cum berland, tnate, Mr. Patterson, schoolmaster, Mr. C. G. Rigge, mate, Dr. W. Garland, surgeon, Mr. E. K. Nutt, assistant-surgeon, to the Bellerophon ; Commander Rich. Devonshire, Mr. R. Tucker, schoolmaster, Mr. C. F. Tur ner, clerk, to the Talavera ; Co:nmander T. Owen Knox, Lieut. C. J. F. Campbell, H. Lyster, Mr. Barnes, clerk, to the Minden ; Lieuts. T. G. Forbes, and J. Hay, Mr. J. 'Watson, acting master, Captain Benjamin Bunce, Royal Marines, to the Cornwallis ; Lieut. H. P. Deschamps (su pernumerary), and Mr. Osman, assistant-surgeon, to the .:--. Royal Adelaide ; Commanders W. H. Jervis (1834), and C. Kecle (18213) to the Coast Guard ; Mr. J. Reilly, school . master,Vanguard ; Mr. J.Taylor, purser, Mr. J. Elliott (mate of the Ringdove), Mr. G. Lean, clerk, Captain Pratt, Royal Marines,Hercules ; Mr. Woodricke, assistant-surgeon,Swift ; Lieutenant Christopher Smith, Star packet ; Lieuts. T. H.Weller, vice Lyster, W. Howatt, Hon. de Pocr Trench, and Kennedy, Lieutenants Scale and D. Harrington, Royal Marines, Messrs. W. B. Moneypenny, H. Caldwell, W. Hire, J. A. Riddell, 'l'. A. Alldridgc, L. P. Burrill, mates, Dr. G. Mosey, surgeon, Mr. R. D. Mitchell, as sistant surgeon, J. H. lioghurst, clerk, Henry Parker and W. Farrant, master's assistants, Mr. D. Rowe, clerk, W. T. Onion, schoolmaster, James Stopford, midshipman, Pem broke ; Lieut. W. Maclean, Dr. G. King. surgeon pro tempore, Mr. J. Lardner. assistant surgeon, Messrs. R. Clarke and J. W. Nicholls, additional clerks, Messrs. G. Y. Paterson, R. L. Curtis, G. G. Otway, H. H. Glynn, mates, B. H. Paget, midshipman, E. Meynell, volunteer Ist class, Captain Welchman, and Lieuts. Collis and Lewin, Royal Marines, Britannia.—Mr. John Rattray (late cox swain to Admiral Sir T. Williams) is made gunner of the Elk, at Plymouth. (From the Devonport Telegraph.) The recently-new packets Star and Linnet are to be converted from barks into brigs, not having been found to answer well in sailing, and requiring more after sail. Their lower masts are to be shortened four or five feet, and they are to carry more ballast. We understand that the Lords of the Admiralty have declined the further employment of the Melville hired packet, (which vessel has been found to require extensive repairs) although nearly five years of the period of her contract with the Post-Office are unex pired. The Transit, hired schooner, with King's stores for Malta, put in here on Friday, having sprung a leak. Her cargo will be discharged, and the vessel undergo repair be fore she can proceed on her voyage. His Majesty's ship Rover was at Valparaiso on the 16th Dec., all well. The Spider schooner, Lieut. O'Reily, was at Pernambuco on the 26th February, and was to sail for Bahia in a f ew d ays. B y l etters f rom Jamaica to the 2t3th of February, we l earn t h at t h e Bi s h o p of Jamaica and family had arrived out from this country. The Forte frigate had gone to Vera Cruz with the Right Hon. Charles Ashburnham and lady, the Secretary of Legation ... a rlcro, and Col. Ashburnham, of the Coldstream .aa t rarita,- 1 -6n board. The Raleigh, 18, was at Manilla on c 4F- e ,40 , 0 f, November, and the Racehorse at Barbadoes on 5,,, , c,.. 04,11.1 t. of February. /it ~7,,,, ...y r Ot & Yallowing .; ships, on foreign stations, are ordered ".„.... , ?g e -- I - 13eacw), 8, Corn. Richd. Copeland ; Cockatrice, (; - . .--L tp . ' i t,,,MV. L. Rees ; Comus, 18., Corn. Wm. Price ;,),; a ' \ '-'ICon fi ance, 2 (S.V.) , Lieut.-Com. J. M. . 5,4........._ . 1. t!viriant ' 4: }-: Waugh ; Griffon. 3, Lieut.-Com. James E. Pariby ; Larne, 18, Corn. Wm. Sidney Smith ; President, 52, Capt. James Scott ; Savage, 10, Lieut.-Corn. Robert Lodey ; Vinculo, 15, Corn. H. J. Paget (acting). The Phoenix steamer, CommanderW. H. Henderson, with marines for the north coast of Spain, made the passage in CO hours. The Partridge brig is to be commissioned as a tender to the Royal Adelaide guard-ship, and to be commanded by a Lieutenant. The Devon lighter sailed for Liverpool on Sunday, for volunteer seamen for the ships fitting at this port. The Diligence transport is re-landing with stores for Pembroke. The Rochester lighter is loading at the Vic tualling Office, with stores for Chatham, Sheerness, and Woolwich. Remaining in Hamoaze—Royal Adelaide, Cornwallis, Minden, Talavera, Star packet, Tartarus steam-vessel, Comet steam-vessel, Diligence naval transport, and Transit freight-ship. A Court•martial is ordered to be held on hoard the guard-ship at this port, fur the trial of Assistant-Surgeon M'Auley, of the Linnet packet. The following gentlemen passed their examinations in seamanship to serve as Lieutenants, at Portsmouth, on Wednesday :—Messrs. Henry W. Hire, of the Pembroke ; Charles Stewart, late of the Snake ; and R. S. Curtis, late of the Britannia. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. The well-known John Minter Hart, whose case was before the Court sometime ago, came up on Saturday for final examination. From the examination of the insolvent on his original hearing, it appeared that he had not inserted the Hon. Mr. Ashley as a creditor ; be denied being his debtor, but ad mitted that he had some bills in his possession bearing his name. The insolvent appealed to the Court whether the questions he was now asked would subject him to questions In another place ; he was indicted by Mr. Ashley, and was now out on bail. He admitted that he had ten bills of ex change for 500/. each with his name on them. On being asked whether they were accepted by Mr. Ashley, he objected to answer the question ; he did not want to commit himself. He had not the bills now. He had been twice indicted for a conspiracy and acquitted. He had been indicted for a felony, and likewise acquitted ; he was at present on bail, charged with a conspiracy, He denied that he ever advertised to lend money. He denied passing by the name of Morton. He was a commission agent for the sale of wine, hats, paper, quills, ink, &c. &c. He had also described himself as an attorney at law. He had, however, ceased to be an attorney for three years ; he was struck off the files. His debts were about 6001., and he claimed nearly as much on bill transactions. Some of his debtors were persons in public offices. In answer to Mr. WOODROFFE, the insolvent said all his creditors were either Jews or attorneys. He bad banked with the Bank of England, but had lost the book ; his ac count was in the name of John Hart ; he had no reason for dropping " Minter." 'The Insolvent was discharged, and Mr. WOODROFFE prayed that his discharge might issue to-day. Mr. Coon (smiling) said he was instructed to give a favourable view to the application. The Cook, granted the prayer, provided there was time to issue it from the office. The insolvent's wife is in the possession of 2001., a-year, and ?be is the daughter of a de ceased Baronet. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT.-TIUNTOY, APRIL 7. NISI PRIUS COURT.-THE KING V. WATTS. The defendant was a farmer, residing in the parish of Freshford. In 1833, 1834, and 1835, was churchwarden of that parish, and by virtue of that office was overseer of the parish, and the charge against him was for a criminal ne glect of his duty while holding that office. Defendant was ac cused of a neglect of duty in not providing maintenance ge nerally for the poor, and necessary advice in case of sick ness. One of the persons was named Harriet Nims. At Freshford the poor-house was not one large building, but consisted of several cottages, and in one of these this poor woman was placed. In January, 1835, a se vere illness came upon her, and no provision suitable to the occasion was made ; the room, at an inclement season of the year, being left without warmth. At the time the illness came on, certain gentlemen having heard of the condition of the woman, visited her, and found her com plaining of cold and hunger, and they were so satisfied of the grounds of it that they gave notice to the defendant to call a meeting of the parishioners, to see whether relief should not be afforded her, but he chose to refuse. He did not go and visit her upon any occasion, but left her in the condition he had particularly described, and in that condi tion in about a fortnight or three weeks the unfortunate woman died. The Learned Counsel then adverted to several other cases. Colonel Napier— Is a resident at Freshford. Knows the cottages for the poor. In 1835 went to them, accompanied by Mr. Edwards.. Saw Harriet Nims. She was in one of those cottages, up stairs. She was in a room about twelve feet by eight, lying on a bed about two feet from the win dow. There was no fire-place in the bed-room. There was not a whole pane of glass in the window, and many were quite out. The weather was very cold. She had a sort of thin quilt, and a garment of cotton, which was so thin that it did not appear like bed-clothes. She was raised in bed, leaning on her elbow, and was naked down below her bosom. She complainly bitterly of cold, and said she was dying. He could count every bone in her skin. She was the very picture of despair and misery. She said that she had lost the use of her arm from the cold from the window. There was a most horrible stench in the room, such as to make him sick. It appeared to him that the weakness was the result of starvation and misery, and not of old age. He gave her money and ordered her food. She died the 24th of January. Knows the idiot Thomas Hill. He was extremely ragged, his feet and legs were bare, lying in a wet ditch, extremely filthy. Witness afterwards saw him in the poorhouse, and he was not in a condition to take care of himself. Saw him in the poor cottage with his father. They were sitting to gether. He did not appear to have a shirt on, and his coat was ragged. His person was filthy in the extreme. The cottage was extremely filthy, and the father was sitting *ith a sack over his shoulders. There did not appear to be any furniture in the room. The windows were all broken. At the approach to these cottages were heaps of human filth and bones, between which a person could hardly get. You could smell the stench at a distance of 100 yards. Witness never saw so miserable a place. Other evidence was adduced, after which— Mr. BARON BOLLAND then summed up, and the jury found the defendant Not Guilty. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.—jaines Barnes, aged 45, a man of highly respectable appearance, was indicted for that he, being employed in the General Post Office, did feloni ously secrete several letters, and embezzle the sums of Bs. 4d., 7s. 101, and 4d., which came into his hands by the virtue of his office. In this case, which was not concluded on Saturday when we went to press, _ .. . . . - The Jury retired, end after an absence of one hour, re turned into Court, and found the prisoner Not Guilty. The prisoner will be tried on four other indictments for similar offences on Monday. NiontsoN's PlLLs.—On the Recorder taking his seat at five o'clock, Robert Salmon, the hygeist, was brought up for judgment. The RECORDER, at considerable length, adverted to the trial. He considered defendant's conduct, in administering the medicine termed Morison's Pills, a gross act of wanton ness and rashness. It was proved that he had not a medi cal education, and was therefore ignorant of the nature and properties of the medicine he so administered. He then sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of two hundred pounds, and to be imprisoned until it be paid, adding that, on a repetition of the offence, the case would wear a very different aspect. The fine was paid, and the defendant discharged. NEW COURT. A true bill was returned this afternoon against Jacob Corm'', Thomas Charles Forbes, and six others, on the pro secution of Lawrence Levy, for a conspiracy in depriving him of his rights under the deed in the Victoria Theatre. On the motion of Mr. CLARKSON, the Court ordered that each of the defendants should enter into their own re cognizances of 500/. each, with two sureties of 250/. each. Forty-eight hours' notice of bail to be given to Mr. Noel, the solicitor to the plaintiff. William Pitt, a remarkably good-looking and interesting boy, aged 13, was indicted for stealing from his father, William Pitt, the sum of Ils. 2d. The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had repeatedly robbed him of money which he had given to his mother, who was in the hospital, and who encouraged him. Pro secutor had been married sixteen years, but had been for some time separated from her. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. COMNION-SERJEANT—Pray, what have you to say for yourself? Boy—My father lives with another woman, Sir. Mr. COMMON-SERJEANT--Oh, I see how it is. He has turned away his wife to live with another woman, and now wishes to get rid of his son. Prosecutor—No, Sir, that is not the case. Mr. C OM MON-SERJEANT—Pray, Sir, do you not live with another woman ? Prosecutor—l have a woman for housekeeper. {Laughter, and murmurs of indignation.) Mr, COMMON-SERJEANT-Oh, I understand it, Sir ; I see the housekeeper affair as clearly s the nose on my face. —(Laughter.) You turn out your wife in order to take another woman into the house, and then you wish to get rid of your boy by throwing him on us. Several of the Jury here expressed their most decided disapprobation of the prosecutor's conduct. Mr. COMMON-SERJEA.NT—It is not too late for the Jury to retract their verdict. A verdict may be recalled within five minutes of its delivery. There is a case on record in which the Jury retracted their verdict three minutes after its being returned, in consequence of having made a mis take ; but in the present case there is no mistake, for, had the Jury kcown the circumstances, I am sure they would not have considered the boy guilty - of felony. Several of the jury—Certainly not. Boy—My father has had a child by the woman he lives with. Prosecutor—No, no ; no such thing. Mr. COMMON-SEnJEANT—Has the woman had a child Prosecutor—Yes, but not to me. Mr. COMMON-S ERJEA;T--f0 whom, then? Prosecutor —To her husband. . _ _ Mr. COMMON.S;RJEANT—What, then, she is married ? Prosecutor—Yes. Mr. COMMON-SERJEANT—And where is her husband? Prosecutor—Living with another woman, Sir.--(Laughter and expressions of indignation.) Mr. COMMON-SEaJEANT—It is no wonder the boy should, in such circumstances, commit theft. We must see what can be done for him. One of the jury (to the prosecutor)—Your conduct, Sir, is perfectly disgraceful. Mr. COMMON-SERJEA NT—Stand down, Sir. THE WIN, LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL U, 18;i6. NEWSPAPER STAMPS. (From the Edinburgh Chronicle.) Newspapers will require henceforth to be of a more lite rary and intellectual kind, blending the news of passing events with more substantial matter ; matter founded on sound principles, particularly of political economy, and of its cognate branches. When the reduction of the stamp and paper duty takes place, no newspaper, we venture to predicate, will eminently succeed, if it contain merely trite, superficial, and commonplace views ; if it is not able, in short, to grapple with questions of sound philosophy, eco nomical science, and the science of general politics ; in a word, if it i,s not worthy of the improved intelligence and spirit of the age. Worthless prints may and will appear ; indeed lye') under the present system they have already appeared ; but their influence will be slight, their career will be short. The quality of the public press must be equal to the demand, or to the correct taste and expansive views which daily more and more characterise the great body of the reading population. The public press will, we flatter ourselves, become the vehicle of intellectual instruc tion in morals, philosophy, science, and every useful branch of knowledge. If this view of the matter is sound, the reduction of the Newspaper Stamp will bear peculiarly hard upon the Tory press. Many of the Tory papers are admirably written— indeed most of them are so—a circumstance which, though we differ toto ccelo from them in principle, it is but fair to mention. But as Toryism is rapidly disappearing, as not one reader in a dozen reads a Tory journal, and as, there fore, they cannot proportionally extend the number of their supporters, we think it probable that the new system will essentially affect their interests, and perhaps extinguish not a few of them altogether. We say this from no unkind feel ing ; it is our decided conviction, founded on the views we have been endeavouring to illustrate. Many other reflections press on our mind, suggested by the contemplated reduction. But we have not room nor time to say more, except that we cannot sufficiently praise the admirable offer made to the people by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is worthy of the Government—it is worthy of these liberal and enlightened times. Nor, in justice to the public interest, could the reduction have been lower. The Id. of duty retained affords scarcely a suitable remunera tion for the carriage of papers. It is at least much more judi cious and statesman-like to charge this remuneration, slight as it is, in the shape of a stamp-duty, than as a postage. As stamp-duty, it is paid per advance, without any annoyance, and without incurring almost any expense in its collection. It could not, in truth, be levied in a cheaper or better way. Had it, on the contrary, been charged as postage, this would have been to adopt an operose and complicated, in stead of a simple and expeditious system. The postage would have been both very expensive and difficult to co lect. Besides, had a postage, however trifling, been adopted, instead of the stamp-duty of l d., the boon would have been unequal in its operation : the inhabitants of a large town, as London or Edinburgh, would have been freed from a charge which had to be borne by the readers of newspapers in the country. This inequality would soon have been found to be irritating and unjust : it could not, indeed, long have been tolerated. The measure, in short, has been brought forward in a noble spirit ; it will, we feel assured, be met in a similar spirit ; and the result cannot fail to be most gratifying and beneficial. COMMUTATION OF TITHES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In a former letter I ventured to say, that I did not think the present Bill perfection ; but then it is, I may truly say, impossible to arrive at anything like perfection in adjusting so very difficult a question. The insuperable dif ficulty is in adopting any system of a money payment, which will always bear the same proportion to the value of the produce of land that it may do at present ; for the value of mouey is always changing, depending as it does upon such a variety of circumstances. The price of money itself varies like the price of any other commodity, which variation arises from the plenty or scarcity of the precious metals, relations with foreign countries, the extension or contraction of the circulation. .Honey, or the circulating medium, is sometimes appreciated, then again it is depreciated ; in short, there are various causes which prevent its always bearing the same relative value. Witness the existing modes, which, to be valid, must he very small payments, bearing no proportion whatever to the article in lieu of which they were originally created ; if they approach to anything like a reasonable value, they are said to be rank, and therefore are held to be no bar to a claim of tithes in full ; yet these moduses were originally money payments or compositions in lieu of tithes, and supposed to be, no doubt, at the time they were entered into, a fair equivalent for the tithable article itself. I am not surprised that an average, taken from the value of tithes for the last seven years, is objected to ; though great pains appear to be taken in the Bill to provide that this average should be taken from what the tithes really were worth, without regard to the actual agreements or compositions for the value of tithes, if such there were, which may have been above or below the mark ; though, by the way, it will be found that very few have been below the mark—tithe-owners, especially clerical, being very in telligent upon that point. But the prices of tithable articles have varied much during that time ; one man may have laid out a large sum of money and capital upon improving his farm for the last seven years, while another may have laid out nothing. In this case, a tax levied upon the ave rage of seven years would be unjust. But there is a method of apportioning the tithe to the rent of the land, which is become quite a mechanical opera tion with all practical land-valuers who have had a profes sional education. In valuing a farm to let, or an estate to sell, they value by the acre all land as tithe-free ; they then inquire what kind of tithe it is subject to, and make a de duction accordingly ; and the difference is what the land is worth to let or to sell for, being subject to tithe ; and what they deduct is the value of the tithe. For instance, sup pose an acre of aralle land is worth in its quality 40s. per annum, and is subject to full rectorial tithe ; then they would deduct one-fifth for the value of the tithe, shich would re duce the value to thirty-two shillings per acre to let ; the tithe would be worth eight shillings per acre yearly. So, of course, if the quality of the land were worth thirty shil lings per acre, the rent would be twenty-four shillings, and the tithe six shillings per acre, and so forth. If the land is meadow land, then one-seventh or one-eighth is deducted for the tithe ; if pasture, then only one-tenth per acre. The reason why these different proportions are taken is this— on arable land there is a certain cost of production ; namely, the labour of cultivation, the seed and the reaping ; but the tithe-owner, if entitled to the full rectorial tithe, takes a tenth part of the gross produce, without taking into ac count the cost of production, with which h e h as no con cern. For instance — suppose there arc ten sh eaves o f fifty wheat, each worth five shillings to se ll, t h en the whole are worth int t h e e a g cc os tu ts ay ftbye shillings ; b u t as t h e cost of pro ductionestimated at t wo s hilli ngs and six pence, the net value of the whole will be only one-half, or twenty-five shillings, 'yet as the tithe-owner takes one sheaf, being his tenth of the produce, without taking into account any cost of production, which sheaf is worth to him five them, ion of each which is shillings—in fact, ha receives one - fifth part of the n e t va l ue of the whole. Hence it is, ant on arable land, the value of the tithe, in money, is estimated at one-fifth of the r en t, or of what ought to be the rent , according to its quality, p er acre, were it to be let tithe - free , So , again, if th ere are ten rt v shillings haycocks, e ; a c b h u tworthsuppose f i i o p u rrt httakes oss shillings, tono ef o the production o wholeduct are worth torte is one shilling, then the net v alue of the whole is thirty shillings ; yet the tithorow worth to him four shillings, and he, therefore, receives be tween one-seventh and one -eighth of the net value. In Pasture land, where there is little or no cost of production, his tithe is strictly the tenth ; the tenth calf, lamb, or quart of milk, as the case may be. I have endeavoured to ex plain the principle, in order to bow the reasonableness of the accustomed proportions of the money yalge of tithe to the rent of the land, To be sure, arable land May become meadow or pasture, or the contrary—so that it might be a fairer and simpler plan to estimate the money value of tithe of land in every species of cultivation at a medium propor tion —say at one-seventh of the rent of the land per acre, according to its quality, were it to be let tithe-free. Of course, if land is subject only to vicarial tithe, or to some accustomed proportion not amounting to the full rec torial tithe, the calculation is easily made accordingly. Y et even this plan is open to my preliminary observation, that the price or value of money is always fluctuatinP: : if a field is now worth 40s. per acre, 1-7th, or ss. Sid. may be a fair medium value of the tithe per acre, but it does not follow that that will be the case in fifty years' time. But I must go back to where I commenced—" only let us make a beginning." Let the present tithe system be only once broken in upon—then, if the present plan does not answer, some other one will be hit upon, which will answer better ; and so by degrees we shall arrive at a great amelioration of the condition of tithes. Only look at Par liamentary reform! How many sapient wiseacres declared, that if Parliament were reformed one tittle, the English na tion would cease to be a nation : yet the said wiseacres cannot now deny—dare not deny—that reform works well, and that the English nation was never more prosperous ; so of the reform in the Poor Laws, reform in Corporations, reform in the East India Trade, &c. &c. &c. Nay, more —the Tories swear, in the.face of the noonday sun, that they always have been great Reformers ! It may be so ; but it is very odd that the people never found it out. They . solemnly assert and declare—" We are—we were—we have been—we had been,—we will and shall be Reformers," in all the moods and tenses. " Only, do let us into power once more,—and by Styx and Acheron you shall see, what hearty, upright, downright, thorough-going Reformers we are." Luckily, there does not appear the remotest proba bility of the people giving them a chance. Now a word of advice to the parsons : but stay, I forget I am writing to The Sun—and I suspect The Sun very seldom illumines your Tory parson. No—the St.Janzes's Chronicle brought three days in the week in the butcher's boys greasy pocket ; a walk into the market-town to get a sight of the Standard, or the Post, or the old, old, very old Times, with the John Bull on Sabbath evenings, is his delight. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN YORKSHIREMAN. NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTY. We obtained on Saturday a copy of the Bill brought in by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by which, if carried into effect, the law relating to the whole newspaper press of the country will undergo some most material alterations. It proposes, as our readers are already aware, to reduce the duty at present imposed—fourpence, minus 20 per cent. discount—to one penny without any discount ; but this is accompanied with a clause whereby the size is to be limited to forty-one inches in length, and twenty-six inches in breadth ; all above that size to be subject to the payment of double the duty by this Act imposed. This bears out the statement which we made last week. At this late hour we can do no more than bring before the public the principal provisions of this important plan. It is not confined to newspapers alone, but, as the preamble imports, it is " A Bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the stamp duties." The first 165 sections relate to stamps on policies of insurance, bills, receipts, &c. Then follows what relates to newspapers. Sec. 166. The first part of this section describes what are newspapers within the meaning of the Act. Then fol lows the clause of limitation of the size. " Provided always that no newspaper shall be printed in any part of the United Kingdom on any sheet or piece of paper exceeding forty one inches in length and twenty-six inches in breadth, un less the same shall be stamped for denoting the payment of double the duty by this Act imposed on any newspaper ; and that it shall not be lawful for the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes, or any of their officers, to mark with the stamp for denoting the duty on newspapers any sheet or piece of paper exceeding the dimensions aforesaid, except upon payment of such double duty as aforesaid." 167. Who shall be deemed a proprietor of a paper. 168. No person to print or publish a newspaper, until affidavit be made and delivered at the Stamp-office. 169. Penalty for printing or publishing a newspaper, such affidavit not having been made, 100/. 170. Affidavits to be filed, and the same, or certified copies, to be admitted in evidence against the persons swear ing the same. 171. Service of legal process at the place of printing or publishing mentioned in the affidavit, shall be deemed suffi cient service. 172. Printers, publishers, and proprietors of newspapers, to give security for payment of the duties on advertisements. 173. Printers, &c., who have made affidavits and given security before the commencement of this Act, not required to renew the same, except in the cases mentioned. 174. Copies of newspapers shall be delivered to the Com missioners of Stamps and Taxes, on penalty of 1001., and may be produced in evidence. 175. Name of printer and other particulars to be printed on newspapers. 176. None but Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes, or their officers, shall supply paper stamped for printing news papers, without having given security, with such conditions as herein-mentioned :—" And if any person shall sell, sup ply, or part with any such stamped paper for the purpose aforesaid, without having given such security as aforesaid, or if any person who shall obtain or receive any stamped paper for the printing of any newspaper of which he is or shall be the printer, publisher, or proprietor, shall furnish or supply any other person with any such stamped paper, or if any person shall use for the printing of any newspaper any stamped paper which he shall receive or be furnished "with by or from any person other than the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes, or their officers, or some person duly authorised to sell or distribute such stamped paper, every person so offending shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of fifty paunds : and in any proceeding for reco very of such penalty in the last-mentioned case, it shall lie on the person sought to be charged with such offence to prove that the stamped paper used by such person in the printing of any newspaper was obtained by such person from the said Commissioners, or their officers, or from some person duly authorised to sell or distribute such stamped paper ; any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding," 177 " That every person printing or publishing, or be ing concerned, either as proprietor or otherwise, in print ing or publishing any newspaper upon paper not duly stamped, shall be deemed and taken to owe his Majesty such sums of money as would have accrued to his Majesty in case the same had been printed upon paper duly stamped ; and, whenever any information or bill shall be filed, or other proceeding shall be had on his Majesty's be half for discovery of the matters aforesaid, and for an ac count and payment of such sums, it shall not be lawful for the defendant to plead or demur to such information, bill, or proceeding, but he shall be compellable to make such disco very as shall be thereby required to be made ; provided always that such discovery shall not be made use of as evi dence, or otherwise, in any proceeding against such defend ant, except only in that proceeding in which the discovery is made." 178. " That if any person shall print or publish, or cause to be printed or published, any newspaper on paper not duly stamped according to law, or if any per son shall sell, utter, or expose to sale, or shall dispose of or distribute any newspaper not duly stamped a 3 afore said, or if any person shall have in his possession, with out a satisfactory excuse (the proof whereof shall lie on the party accused, and the reasonableness and sufficiency whereof shall be judged of and determined by the court or justice before whom the charge shall be depending) any newspaper not duly stamped as aforesaid, every person so offending in any of the cases aforesaid, shall for every such newspaper, and for every copy thereof not duly stamped, forfeit the sum of 201. ; and moreover it shall be lawful for any constable or other peace officer, or any officer of stamp duties, to seize and apprehend any such offender as aforesaid, and to take him or cause him to be taken before any justice of the peace having jurisdiction where the offence shall be committed, who shall hear and determine the matter in a summary way, and if upon con viction such offender shall not immediately pay the penalty or penalties in which he shall be convicted, such justice shall forthwith commit him to prison for any time not exceeding six calendar months, nor less than one calendar month, un less such penalty or penalties shall be sooner paid. Pro vided always that if any such offender as aforesaid shall not be apprehended and proceeded against in the manner hereinbefore directed, then the said penalty or penalties in curred by any such offence as aforesaid, shall be recoverable by any other 9f the ways and means provided for the re covery of penalties incurred under this Act. 179. One hundred pounds penalty for sending abroad newspapers not duly stamped. 180. Discovery of proprietors, printers, or publishers, of newspapers,- may be enforced by Bill, &c. 181. Stamped paper may be refused to persons in arrear for advertisement duty. 182. A printed copy of every pamphlet or paper con taining advertisements, to be brought to the Stamp-offic e to be entered, and the duty thereon to be paid. Penalty for neglect to pay duty, 201. Tgo, pi l tios on advertisements payable by printers, p u b_ lishers, and proprletors,,q And all engines, m ac hi nes, pre.. . so s and types, and all paper, and all mat er i a l s an d uten sils for printing used in or kept or depositedl a t or b e l onging to any p v i n tinpotrice in which any new s p aper s h all be printed, in or into whose custody or possessi on soever the same shall or may be or come, or by whatsoever conveyance or title ilia same shall be held or claimed, shall be in the first place liable and subject to, and the same are hereby charged with, all and every such sum and sums of money as shall be or become due and owing for the duties ch argea bl e b y l aw o n the advertisements which have bee n or s h a ll h e printed or published in any such a p ap i evapq, a 4 4411 be due for a py fire of Oaatie4 ailjudged . g l ainst the printer; or proprieto! of 4146 newspaper, finder or by virtue of any Act relating to stamp duties, daring such time as such engines, machines, presses, types, p a p er , T ' ater. .als and utensils shall have belonged to or been used 'or kept or deposited at such printing-office as aforesaid ; 'and it shall be lawful in all cases to levy such sum and sums of money upon such engines, machines, presses, types, paper, materials, and utensils ; and for that purpose the printer, publisher, or proprietor of such newspaper, from whom such sum or sums of money shall have become or shall be or be come due and owing, shall be deemed to be the proprietor of such engines, machines, presses, types, paper, materials and utensils at the time of the seizure thereof, or the levy ing upon the same ; and it shall be lawful for any constable or other peace officer, or for any officer of stamp duties, without any other warrant than this Act, to seize and take away all newspapers not duly stamped, wheresoever the same shall be found, unless the same shall be in possession of some person having the custody thereof by lawful autho rity ; and all newspapers not duly stamped, which shall be seized or taken under any of the provisions of this Act shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes may direct." CHURCH RATES. PRESENTATION. OP PIECE OF PLATE TO MR. CHILDS. The glorious resistance to Church-rates at Bungav, made last year by M r . J o h n Chil ds and others, i s too well- known to need farther mention here than to state the plain fact, that that resistance has been found to be completely effec tual. There were in the present year 41 defaulters on the Church-books, against whom it had been determined by the " Collective Wisdom" of the parish to proceed with vigour for the recovery of their respective amounts ; but the holy ardour for a crusade to recover the Holy Land of ecclesi astical robbery, has received a salutary check. A few Churchmen, honourably distinguished from the Scott and Bobbit, or Scott and Gower crew, and abhorring the in justice which intolerant laws place within their reach, have subscribed the whole amount in arrear ; discharged the claims which never ought to have been made ; and given a noble specimen of the voluntary principle. The Local Committee, formed for the purpose of watch ing the proceedings, and of supporting the cause which Mr. Childs defended, finding that a surplus remained after pay ing all expenses, appropriated the amount to the purchase of a piece of plate, to be presented to Mr. Childs as a mark of the estimatiog in which his exertions are held by the friends of liberty ih his own town and its neighbourhood, to which the subscription had been limited. A handsome silver inkstand was selected for the purpose, and on Thurs day last a deputation of the Committee and their friends dined together, when it was, with a suitable address, pre sented to Mr. Childs, by Mr. William Cuddon, the Chair man. It bore the following inscription : " Presented to Mr. John Childs; by the Friends of Civil and Religious Freedom resident in Bungay and its vicinity, as a testimony of their approbation of his conduct, in passively resisting the payment of Church Rates, in the year 18 3 5, for which lie - was imprisoned eleven days in Ipswich Gaol..—Bungay, April 7, 1836." In acknowledging the present, Mr. Childs took occasion to state distinctly the principles by which he had been directed ; and enumerated the parties by whose aid, or counsel, or advocacy, he had been supported during the proceedings carried on against him ; and he especially pointed out Lord Brougham, and the following Members of the House of Commons, as having rendered active ser vice on the occasion,—Mr. Hume, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Pryme, Mr. Baines, Mr. Wilks, Sir William Folkes, Sir Jacob Astley, Sir R. Ferguson, Mr. T. Duncombe, Mr. Potter, Mr. Mark Phillips, Dr. Bowring, Dr. Lushington, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Charles Buller, Mr. Thornely, Mr. Hawes, Alderman Wood, Mr. Ewart, and the vene rable patriot of Norfolk, Mr. Coke, who, though he had then retired from public life, exerted himself with the vigour of his former days. Mr. Childs further re marked on the zeal and energy with which the public Press had taken up the question, and particularized the Editor of The Sun, as having at the very outset, and throughout the whole affair, opened his columns to all com munications on the subject, and employed his most active exertions in supporting the principles of Religious Liberty ; Several other gentlemen addressed the c om p an y I and among them, the Rev. Messrs. Blackie and Wilsn. In the course of the evening the Chuirman P:eoposed an expression of thanks to the Editor of Thq S' un , for the powerful and efficient aid he had afforde during the whole progress of the important affair. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT NEWMARKET. THE DERBY. 9 to 2 agst Lord Jersey's Bro. to Nell Gwynne 7 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Ebberston 12 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Sepoy 40 to 1 agst Lord Lichfield's Delphine The others as before. OAK S. 7 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Toga THE PORTLAND HANDICAP, P. P. • 9to 2 agst Lord Chesterfield's Hornsea 11 to 2 agst Mr. Sowerby's Rioter 8 to 1 agst Mr. S. Stanley's Tiber No other change. The sum for which Alumnus was sold to Mr. Etwall was 1,2001 and not 1,4001. as stated. BETTING AT CHESTER TRADE CUP, T 9 to 2 agst Jupiter 5 to 1 agst Red Rover 7 to 1 agst Usury 15 to 2 agst Billinge—taken 9 to 1 agst Stockport—taken 9 to 1 agst The Stag 10 to 1 agst Tamworth MANCHESTER. ..P. (COUNTRY PRICES.) 10 to 1 agst Altamont 11 to 1 agst Turban 13 to 1 agst Lady Moore Carew 15 to 1 agst Jacob Faithful 15 to 1 agst Oswald 20 to 1 agst any other ABERGAVENNY RACES, IVEnivEsD A v. Free Plate of SOL for all ages. Heats. Twice round and a distance, Mr. Powell's Brecon Lass, 3 yrs, 75t... 2 2 3 1 1 Mr. Mogridge's Pleader, 4 yrs, Bst. Ilb 0 3 1 3 2 Mr. Scott's Buffer, Bst. 111 b .. 0 1 2 2dr Capt. R. Davies's 31opsus, 3 yrs, 75t... 1 dis Five others drawn. The Landilo Stakes of 1 soy. each, with 20 added, for horses the property of Farmers, over whose land the Monmouthshire Hounds hunt. Heats. Once round. Mr. Pritchard's Eyelid Mr. Newman's Cripple . . Mr. Richard's Heedless Three others started. Abergavenny Stakes of 1 sov. each, and 20 added. Mr. Williams's Rosabella, 2 yrs 1 1 Mr. Richard s ' s Gl as b ury Bett . . Five others started. The Monmouthshire Hunt Cup, value 301. added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, for horses of Members of the Aunt Club, 12st. each. Gentlemen riders. Twice round and a distance. Mr. H. Williams's Wild Rose .Mr. Powell I Mr. Pearce's Drover... Three others started. THURSDAY. Steeple Chase for a Stakes of a sovs. each, the owner of the last horse to pay the second horse's stake. Gentlemen riders. 17 Subs. 10 paid forfeit. Capt. Lamb's Lady Teazle, 6 yrs... Mr. Scott's Buffer, 6 yrs... Powell Mr. Marshall's Foreigner, 6 yrs Mr. Meyrick's Maid of the Grove Clinton Mr. W. Maybery's Pembroke ...Maybery Mr. C. Morgan's Notch, 6 yrs Bradley Mr. Elmesley's Canno n B a ll Monmouth Hunt Steeple Chase, for 3 SOW , . each, and 20 added, for horses the property of the , Monmouthshire Hunt. l2st. each. Gentlemen riders. Mr. F. H. Williams's Wild Rose Powell 1 Mr. W..R. Stretton's Worcester Mr. Wheeley's Donzeili 3 Mr. Elmesley's Paddy Mr. Elmesley's br. rn • A Poney Race for a Pur se was won by M r . Cross's po . n . e . y,sbeat ing two others. Won by half a neck. A Handicap of 1 sov. each, with a Purse added, was won by Mr. Hardy's b. h., beating two others. A Hurdle Race was won by Mr. Lewis's b. m., of the Bear Inn, Crickhowell, beating Mr. Lewis's b. m., Angel Inn, Abergavenny. _ _ _ . CAT TERICK BRIDGE MEETING—THURSD.4 r. The Champagne Stakes of 20 sovs. each, p.p., with 20 added; 2-year-olds colts, Bst. 31b. ; fillies, Bst. 131 b. The winner to give two dozen of champagne to the Club. Three quarters of a mile. s Subs. Duke of Leeds's br. c. Wrestler Templeman 1 Mr. Wormald's Fieschi Col. Crawford's b. f. by Voltaire... Mr. Skipsey's The Cuckoo also started but was not placed. Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, h. ft. ; colts, Bst. 31h. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. allowed. Two miles. 6 Subs. Duke of Leed's b. c. Rover Templeman 0 1 Mr. Stephenson's Volney A dead heat. Rover walked over. A Gold Cup of 100 sovs., with 20 added ; 3-year-olds colts, 6st. 61b. ; four, Bst. ; five, Bst. 101 b. ; six and aged, 9st. Two miles. Mr. Bowes's Zohrab ..... ............... ...Templeman 1 Duke of Leeds's L0nginu5... .. . , .. 2 Mr. H. Milbank's Florentia .. The following also started but were not placed:—Sir J. Boswell't. b. c. by Jerry ; Mr. E. Copley's Burletta, by Actaeon ; Earl of Eg lintorr's The Potentate ; Mr. Armitage's Sister to Peter Simple ; Sir B. Graham's Rush. A good race. HOLDERNESS HUNT RACES, THURSDAY. The Gold Cup Stakes of 10 sovs. each. Mr. Thompson's Finesse Mr. Hudson's Forester Three others not placed. The Dringline Stakes of 5 sovs. each. Mr, Hopkin son ' s c h . h. by Humphrey Clinker 1 Mr. Hall's The Sprite Four others not placed. The Hunter's Stakes of 7 sovs. each were won by T. C. Con stable's Logic beating The Farrier and three others. The Carlton Stakes were won by Finesse beating Mr. 'Witty's Escape, and four others. The East Grinstead Steeple Chases took place on Wednesday and Mr. i‘Ciurr.vrejn. last. The first race was for p a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; witli toY two lengths. The 10 added, won by Captain Fairley's Wing (Capt. 1 *(4%0, beating 's A T Ti r d e e b r l s e on X ,s ( A ow li ta), ( l ‘ o l 4W e;. ! ); l:toßNs 2 s4venir (owner), second race was, wap in a canter by Mr. Wallace's Pill° Oh. 4 1. 9,4e0, beatiyg doctor, and three gthers, NEWTON R 4 O,ES. Newtm Mawr Cup, Th e f o ll ow i ng have declared forfeit 2—Equator, Crammont, Tom pof er d 3 Doubtiol, Intruder, Traveller, The Count, Uncle Toby. COURT CIRCULAR. The tie p a ,. i !Te, s s CAhuagpe l R oy us t aat a t e h n s d e t . d j d a i m v i e n s e , s s . e r v ice yest erdal morning The Duchess of Kent, the Princess Victoria, an d ,. t r h a e Prince of Leiningen, were present at the performance oti.L:r. Mazza Ladra, at the King's Theatre, on Saturday eve n . ° The Princess Augusta took an airing yesterday morning, in a carriage and four. tv n of M essrs . C unn i ng h am an d R o b e rtson, from the el _ Exchequer,Ed i Edinburgh, o h n a d sa a t n urd in a t y erv in iel p v gt.lsietr(e3eht. anc ellor of t Mr. Hick s an d a Deputation had an interview with Mr. Poulett Th omson , a t t h e Office of the Boar d of Trade. Mr. Alderma n H armer an d a Deputation ha d an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday. Lord Holland entertained Lord John Russell and ase l a e n ct in p t a e r r t v y ie a w t , ( 0 3i n nner,onSaturday evening, at Holland-11(We: Captain Shepherd, M essrs . Walton and Lawford, 110 Saturday, with the Chancellor of the El chequer. WINDSOR-SUNDAY• His Majesty has taken airings daily in a close carria_fes in the Parks. Their Majesties attended divine service morninr , in the private Chapel of the Castle. The Re Mr. Gossett officiated. The U King will go to town _on Wednesday, but is expected to return in the evening.. ° Saturday his Majesty will have a grand dinner party. QUART,ETT CONCERTS. The third of these intaresting performances took place Y e e r s; terday evening at the Hanover-square Rooms, ant- " 5 „ : c v i o us well attended. We have seldom witnessed a mere juw 0 ,. appreciation on the part of an audience of the sterling F° in positions offered to their notice, nor one more enthusiastic ine rt the demonstration of their applause where it was The programme of the evening was as follows: PART I. Quartet in G minor (0p.32), (first time of performance in this country), two violins, viola, and violonncello, Messrs. Blagrove, Gattie, Dando, and Lucas sophr• Fantasie, " Der Blinde" (first time of perfor mance in this country), Herr Kroff, accom panied on the piano-forte by Mr. C. Potter Keller. Sonata in F major, violoncello and double bass, • Messrs • Lucas and Howell • Preghicra, " So . mmo Dio," Mrs. Alfred Shaw, accompanied on the pianoforte by Mr. C. Winter. Potter Quartett in C major ( Op. 16), two violins, viola, and violoncello, Messrs. Blagrove, Gat tie, Dando, and Lucas Haydn* PART 11. Trio in D major (Op. 70), dedicated to Madame la Comtess, Maria d'Erdody (first time of performance in this country), piano forte, violin, and violoncello, Messrs Cipriani Potter Blagrove, and Lucas Canzonet, " Der Wanderer" (first time of per formance in this country), Herr Kroff, accom- cc hebur t " panied on the pianoforte by C. Potter F. Quintett in D minor (Op. 24), dedicated to M. le'Baron de Ponnat), two violins , viola, vio loncello. and double bass, Messrs. ' Ma rove g o ol°l. - Gattie, vio loncello. Lucas, and Howell The fine quartett of Spohr was selected to open,i7to the ing's entertainment, and was presented for the first P lll ; s ter i n English public. We never heard this eminent e to greater perfection. Unless his comositions are jil t '. ni si b e , able performers, an indistinct feeling o fb ut ° ' e" their ea o re e realised ; but the mind is unable distinctly to Or to' tale n them in all their real excellence. In the Hands of t he ,, 001! artistes on the present occasion the teathor's m eanin g left to conjecture ; all shone out serene and clear; e fforts performance forcibly reminded of the most success ° fe /7 of the German quartett party who visited this countl ot er's compositions (for be b seasons since. Blagrove, the portraiture of Ws,. Z i ose* Beethoven. is unrivalled ; and resumes ilea ears have ins fired freg ,; tists with a kirul-red stu a d rs ie t d o under . the Swan b e r i oogese rar if feeling. Spohr, like Rossuu , le but under The cit c iv r e eat o iv r e in it.s new dress. The third movement is very sint,h ur gol l „,,is", subject which of genius h it e i h s as soa p r r o e e v l i y ou s ren _ios i e d o character to the celebrated Moorish scene in Der 1 "; it is excessively elegant, and was rapturously receive t t e pag' finale, which consists of a rondo on a passage of one of t h pen' in Weber's Oberon, was charmingly executed ; and 07 4 11 former gave satisfactory evidence that he must bav e , i studied ere he could so.vividly pourtray the novel 01 7 a ppy nious features of the movemen t. Thi s you thful ban i i s hed rently aspired to the honour of being deemed ace emP e r bad musicians rather than expert performers ; and if ROT , bave witnessed their succ ess f u l exertions he would, perball io h in qualified his opinion in respect of the wide difference f lo e 0 ' his judgment exists between English professors and ` - b igbil his own country. The quartett was succeeded by h a t , ode imaginative vocal composition, sung by Herr Kroff , w""d his first public appearance as a singer in this country, la seems fully to deserve the encomiums which have w o n ~ shot vished on him by his countrymen. His style resetub t togb of Haitzinger, as well as the quality of his voice, Lil t de pth he possesses a greater compass. Keller writes with a od of thought and intensity of feeling which require a corresP ro d ing expression in the singer, and Herr Kroff richly d" e ar ded the warm acknowledgments with which the audience re w too his admirable conception of the composer's ideas. Ti' sc h o ol sition from the sombre fantasie of the modern Goon° e rce" to the simplicity of thr ancient Italian formed_ a ve r f o , beau able contrast ; and the sonata of Corelli was both ve ry Sh a l: tifully 'played and enthusiastically applauded. '- of to ts was encored in Winter's expressive aria ; her stu dy ~o ) pare; composition was perfect, and her tones might be„.,,a r *,,first a c ; son with the magnificent contralto of Malibran. iirbs" concluded with Haydn's well-known quartett (OP. 1u i. 6 9 g enius more can we add to our praises of Beethoven ? " ith De ith_ A r' seems inexhaustible, his invention boundless, and w it h the get - can panegyric keep pace. Of his trio, performed 'c' r r one Zelte eon of time in England, we may apply the language of of his letters to Goethe, when, speaking of a Pr °l:lll , n c L s ities 9 Sebastian Bach, he says, " It is one of those btl that cannot be altogether fathomed. With all it s l i t Pian effects, it is after all only music—neither German tiur. s, t hat always musi c . Th e true c h aracte r or it b l ie e bl you must listen to it. Th e composer s i nks i nto his su4dl degrees until he enti re ly i so l ates himself, a p.sa is swa llo w in solitude—then his genius flows like an inexhaust ible teur into the boundless ocean." So wrote of the great On t o the rary of Handel the most profound theorist in Germarl'iodc° most imaginative of modern poets ; and his d iser rsuce e praise may be justly appropriated to Bach's unrivalle geol_ sor. Mr. Cipriani Potter played with great ability; t ' rit ,„‘vs' of the composition—its magnificent andante ninv ern : t ion tb t : listened to with breathless interest, and at its tere l " . „ - j a bortb applause was immense. Herr Kroft' followed in °r o d song, the composition of Schubert, which he exen,aThiest of consummate taste, and repeated it at the unanimous fir; the company. He possesses a very rich baritone vc,l,;' pUb o rect ear, and a remarkably chaste impressive style. &at ` , , 0 must certainly hear more of M. Kroff, and will ll° Ons l° ''n impatient for the performances on Saturday next. c ot, . 1 elegant but exceedingly difficult quintett closed a ee n erl t i tu ise which there was not a single piece inserted of doub,_ttil fie t" or which suffered for want of the most finished o ' l ' performers. LISBON. h (OFFICIAL Artl ave examined with mature reflection the project of i '! For ° Tariff for the Custom H by the 14111 Houses presented )—" The Commission of Commerce _r`deaersli l , Finance. a ina tis s tr o " The necessity of incitement t o our attentt. -,,, chior o , and the i n j ury it has sustained from the destructive ~Ipowli per cent. on foreign goods, are circumstances so we i . , that all that it were idle to repeat them. It is indispens ab ; s oot obstructions should be removed from this fountain, !!' a of I '. national prosperity ought to flow. Such is the Ar m flout proposed Tariff, intended to establish in all the C o , 9tc ' a i r eat°', of the kingdom that equality of duties which shah . 8 1e - the i t of dustry without promoting monopoly, and so reC o ° e frot o de rests of all classes—for there are interests which'roducee,.oo contrariety, require contrary measures : thus the P a drail s . _ mends the prohibition of foreign produce, the f ee !, intee e „, l- ;,.4 of which the consumer claims, each seeking his ° v/- t bis l a- be " The Commissioners are far from looking uP°. ll ties reoi . . o as perfect ; nor do they doubt that some irreel,a ri t hat ° Le found in it ; on the contrary, they are of opl° l°l ., t id at ° ""ir alterations ought to be made' in it, and they '"/°- aof t i t propose them, if any sure judgment could be fortn n e e ,oug•- $ effects. The importation of printed books, for ins til o f l i quor ' perhaps to be exempt from all duty. In the articlesan close* woollens, and manufactures, and, in short, in alm ( l t s ionees sre ; apparent irregularities are met with. The Contn",„ s , t t ime, ..., however, convinced that it is impossible, for the ue' vatt are, form an exact judgment upon a measure of such a , 6 Time only, and experience —the best upon its consequences. • 0 ,4 rs ti i n struc t meas la ure i matter—can bring the Tariff to perfection. have de fect s * in itself new ; and the consideration that it illaY. , as the 11- ‘ ought not to be an obstacle to its prompt adoPtion t he cessity for it is urgent, and manifest to all. • n that /1 Tariff g T e h should o s hmbemed iado o tt n te c o dr sLforthwith, rset permanentofaomre o f ' n w e o a ni to tr o i g e si t r ii. : House to et a , to - really necessary, in order that they may be sub ill . l ' a it blY• g l. alterations and amendments which experience ntsi.. s te d to. F, ° deliberation of this Chamber in the ensuing se s sion, ° understood, at the same time, that the exception ~:I „ s t oeV e the Brazils in the duties on Colonial produce shor this sess during the existence of the present treaty. It 913 that they now present the following : . i i n to " PROJECT OF " L AW. le. f be carried afte " Article 1. The new Gene~at Pauta shall effect in all the Custom H - - the publication of tll' is law ; and the duties on 3 three l i a rticl e° therein specified . 11 s . haii be regulated by it. " Art. 2 , Those duties shall be enforced ill ue° dude; ' . nitherto paid, under whatever designaliroanzilian prodiro " Art. 3. The difference in favour of J 3, , nu that cintilitoo 'lases of Portugal. shall only last as long as the existing trcatyh: Lisbon C , s hosof permanent Commission at t r icne° rna l ry•-' House shall examine the defects which expc be ne ces9a in the Pauta, and the amendments which may lu . n _ cess ion ..,. all to be laid before the Legislature in the ei s 24 relative' t° 6-3 ' " Art. 5. The Decree of the 6th Nov.,•, the fisheries, continues in full vigour. . rou ked. be _ " Art. 6. All legislation to the contrary Is_.__ me bets' " Signed by Six 22, itos." lieu of all th° " Committee Room, March 1~